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we've never had less revenue coming into the united states since the korean war. wake up. 15.2% of gdp is the revenue. it's historically been about 19 or 20. so you can't tax your way out of this baby. you can't cut spending your way out of this baby and you can't dream your way out of this baby. you got to get in and do all the heavy lifting. and they won't do it. they being everyone running for public office before november 6. between november 6 and december 31st will be a whirl pool of $5 to $7 trillion bucks floating around f you go too far, you throw it into recession. if you go too little, you throw it into recession. merry christmas. it's going to be a lot of fun from now until december 31st. >> a pleasure to hear your straight talk, as always. thanks for joining me. >> sounds like a horse whisperer. >> fix the debt is the website. go to it if you want more information on the simpson/bowles plan or if you would like to sign senator simpson's petition calling on congress to pass a comprehensive long-term plan by july 4th, 2013. while you're online, visit cnn
we've never had less revenue coming into the united states since the korean war. wake up. 15.2% of gdp is the revenue. it's historically been about 19 or 20. so you can't tax your way out of this baby. you can't cut spending your way out of this baby and you can't dream your way out of this baby. you got to get in and do all the heavy lifting. and they won't do it. they being everyone running for public office before november 6. between november 6 and december 31st will be a whirl pool of $5 to...
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united states. only 14% came from outside of the united states. this is both legal and illegal immigrants. look at now. 63% born in the united states, 37% again, that's legal and illegal immigrants coming from outside the united states. here's an interesting figure. you hear a lot of complaints in the border states of course but if you go back through recent years, illegal immigration relatively static in terms of the numbers. according to the department of homeland security, 10.5 million came into the united states in 2005. in 2010 it was 11.6. 2011, 11.5. so still a high number, many would say that's way too high, but a relatively flat line, if you will, on the illegal immigration problem and again, if you go to some border states, they would call it a crisis. >> attitudes towards immigrants are changing as well, right? >> they are changing a bit. let's take a look at the numbers. let me turn off the telestrator and get this out of the way. we'll move to a battleground state. we will pull this num
united states. only 14% came from outside of the united states. this is both legal and illegal immigrants. look at now. 63% born in the united states, 37% again, that's legal and illegal immigrants coming from outside the united states. here's an interesting figure. you hear a lot of complaints in the border states of course but if you go back through recent years, illegal immigration relatively static in terms of the numbers. according to the department of homeland security, 10.5 million came...
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as president of the united states i don't bluff. i think both the iranian and the israeli governments recognize that when the united states says it is unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon, we mean what we say. do you disagree with that? that implicit in that is that he will stop them before they have a nuclear weapon, which means they'll draw red lines. i think it's important to communicate it. i wouldn't bet -- i wouldn't bet the security of the world and my own country's future from a country that threatens our annihilation and murders civilians en masse in syria and brutalizes its own people. i wouldn't bet the future on intelligence for simple reasons. american intelligence and israeli intelligence that cooperate together. had wonderful success about saving lives and alerting the people, and also, you know, you just marked 9/11. that wasn't seen. none of us, neither israel or the united states, saw iran building this massive nuclear bunker under a mountain for two years they proceeded without our knowledge, so i think
as president of the united states i don't bluff. i think both the iranian and the israeli governments recognize that when the united states says it is unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon, we mean what we say. do you disagree with that? that implicit in that is that he will stop them before they have a nuclear weapon, which means they'll draw red lines. i think it's important to communicate it. i wouldn't bet -- i wouldn't bet the security of the world and my own country's future from...
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the united states is the world's largest donor of foreign aid. given as -- giving as much as $50 billion every single year. a programming note for you tomorrow on "state of the union," israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu talks about escalating tensions with iran and strength of the u.s./israeli relationship. exclusive interview with nancy pelosi. that's on reque"state of the un tomorrow. make sure you watch that. >>> public breast-feeding battles have been waged for years now. for decades really. but one feeding that just happened has raised quite a few eyebrows. >>> breast-feeding 101. it is not a class offered at many universities. when one proposer began breast-feeding her child during class it did more than stray from the syllabus. cnn's lisa sylvester reports. >> reporter: the single mom normally leaves her daughter lee at a washington daycare while at work. but on the first day of fall classes, her 11-month-old daughter woke up with a slight fever. >> i didn't have any emergency daycare. and i couldn't bring her to the regular daycare
the united states is the world's largest donor of foreign aid. given as -- giving as much as $50 billion every single year. a programming note for you tomorrow on "state of the union," israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu talks about escalating tensions with iran and strength of the u.s./israeli relationship. exclusive interview with nancy pelosi. that's on reque"state of the un tomorrow. make sure you watch that. >>> public breast-feeding battles have been waged...
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jobs are coming back into the united states. we're seeing an increase in manufacturing jobs at a rate even greater than the last republican president's administration. let me tell you what i think the bottom line here. the bottom line here is people understand mitt romney. they understand his values. they understand what he is offering is to go back to the same economic policies that created the recession. why are his income tax returns still important? well, he doesn't meet his father's standard. his father set a standard in terms of disclosure. he hasn't met that standard, and there is something in those income tax returns he doesn't want america to see, so he selectively has been disclosing a few things here and there. he is still the first presidential candidate in history with a swiss bank account. pardon me? >> there's nothing that suggests that there's something illegal that has gone on. i grant you, we haven't seen all of them for the past 20 years, but are you not, in effect, blaming the player when what you ought to do
jobs are coming back into the united states. we're seeing an increase in manufacturing jobs at a rate even greater than the last republican president's administration. let me tell you what i think the bottom line here. the bottom line here is people understand mitt romney. they understand his values. they understand what he is offering is to go back to the same economic policies that created the recession. why are his income tax returns still important? well, he doesn't meet his father's...
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. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> in vice president biden's now infamous years -- >> this is a big deal. >> for the president's, an ambition realized. >> today, it becomes law in the united states of america. >> when i think about all the seniors who are seeing more discounts on their prescription drugs and when i meet people who say, you know what, my brother, my uncle, my father, have a pre-existing condition, couldn't get health insurance, and now they feel more secure. effort was worth it. >> he got his historic victory but at a tremendous cost. during the year the president was focused on health care, more jobs and homes were lost. and frustration mounted. even at town halls like this one on cnbc. >> i'm one of your middle class americans. and quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years,
. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> in vice president biden's now infamous years -- >> this is a big deal. >> for the president's, an ambition realized. >> today, it becomes law in the united states of america. >> when i think about all the seniors who are seeing more discounts on their prescription drugs and when i meet people who say, you know what, my brother, my uncle, my father, have a pre-existing...
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there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america and latino america, an asian america, but there is the united states of america. >> from the first time he took to the convention speech as the keynoter in 2004, there has been no doubt that barack obama can step into the spotlight and dazzle. four years later in denver the optics match the excitement for the presidential campaign with greek columns surrounding him in front of a crowd of more than 75,000. the democratic nominee delivered an electrifying speech. >> out of work, tough luck, you are on your own. no health care? the market will fix it. you're on your own. born into poverty? pull yourself up by your own boot straps, even if you don't have boots, you are on your own. [ cheers and applause ] >> well, it is time for them to own their failure. it is time for us to change america, and that's why i'm running for president of the united states. >> this week in tampa republicans argue that barack obama is a great talker who doesn't
there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america and latino america, an asian america, but there is the united states of america. >> from the first time he took to the convention speech as the keynoter in 2004, there has been no doubt that barack obama can step into the spotlight and dazzle. four years later in denver the optics match the excitement for the presidential campaign with greek columns surrounding him in front of a crowd of more than...
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he has been critical of the united states saying there is no more time for diplomacy on iran's nuclear policy. plus her crusade to stop human trafficking and tomorrow you will meet a teacher who struggled for years. and then she found a way to profit off of what she was doing in the crlassroom. >> thank you very much. we begin tonight with breaking news that you will only see right here on 360. some of the details are astonishing. on a day when secretary of state clinton says she is still waiting for answers. our sources reveal that not single fbi investigators has set foot at the crime scene 15 days after the tris tick attack. and that the crime scene has still not been secured. fran towson has the scoop. fran, is the former white house homeland security adviser and a member of the security adviser committee and was recently in lib libya. and former cia officer bob bayer. so you have new reporting now on the sat ttatus of the fbi investigation. >> so you understand when this happens and the fbi opens the vks o investigation one of the first thing they do is say, please request for us
he has been critical of the united states saying there is no more time for diplomacy on iran's nuclear policy. plus her crusade to stop human trafficking and tomorrow you will meet a teacher who struggled for years. and then she found a way to profit off of what she was doing in the crlassroom. >> thank you very much. we begin tonight with breaking news that you will only see right here on 360. some of the details are astonishing. on a day when secretary of state clinton says she is still...
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this is a party who called mitt romney, who's running for president of the united states, a felon. as someone who creates cancer in women. a vampire. somebody who abused his dog, dogs, who's waging a war on women. why this spot is resonating is because it comports with the reality that people are living. that there are two americas. one america is paying, is producing and paying. and the other america is being paid not to produce. that's their reality with this endless unemployment benefit, and all of the transfer payments. we have the greatest number of people and the greatest number of households that are dependent on some sort of government largess and people are reacting to it, because we can't afford it anymore. >> before i get inundated by tweets saying i'm a tool for the obama white house, we have done plenty on, you know, are debby wassermann schultz's incorrect statements on things. people on unemployment checks don't want to work, essentially what you're saying. there's a whole class of people getting these handouts. do you really believe that? >> that's not what i'm sayi
this is a party who called mitt romney, who's running for president of the united states, a felon. as someone who creates cancer in women. a vampire. somebody who abused his dog, dogs, who's waging a war on women. why this spot is resonating is because it comports with the reality that people are living. that there are two americas. one america is paying, is producing and paying. and the other america is being paid not to produce. that's their reality with this endless unemployment benefit, and...
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states, but the home side really do have home advantage, and no doubt about that. chicago is a sports mad city, susan, and well, the u.s. are really dominating as we speak. they led after the opening day, 5-3, and they doubled that lead after the morning foursomes this morning to would you believe 8-4, and now they go into the final day singles after more come petition this afternoon wi the afternoon four balls leading 10-6. so that is quite a lead going into the final 12 singles tomorrow. there's no doubt, too, of the great heroes have been a rookie and a hall of famer. they have combined brilliantly. phil mickelson is a four-time major champion and recently inducted into the world golf hall of fame, with but he is a man setting out on the professional career is his partner, kegan bradley from massachusetts. it is bradley who has been the star attraction here. those two have combined the play three matches, and they have won all three. they were rested this afternoon and i had a brief moment with kegan bradley and i was catching up with him, and wondering how he h
states, but the home side really do have home advantage, and no doubt about that. chicago is a sports mad city, susan, and well, the u.s. are really dominating as we speak. they led after the opening day, 5-3, and they doubled that lead after the morning foursomes this morning to would you believe 8-4, and now they go into the final day singles after more come petition this afternoon wi the afternoon four balls leading 10-6. so that is quite a lead going into the final 12 singles tomorrow....
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states, about people within the united states, already present within the united states. >> that's correct. and those reports have been prevalent since the late 1990s, also reports in the late 90s, and i suspect there are reports of people today in the united states. were there actionable intelligence? and this is frustrating go intelligence. it's imprecise. nobody but anybody ever said that we have information that there is going to be hijackings of airplanes used to fly into buildings on september of 2011 or any other time. president clinton had a pbd saying that they would hijack aircraft in the united states. but mr. eickenwald only faults george bush, but the 9/11 commission faulted president bush, president clinton, cia, department of justice. a much more complex report than mr. eickenwald said, and never had the heart of what mr. ike enwald said, where there were other pdbs that this could have been stopped. >> in my 9/11 commission report, it said numerous actions were done overseas, far less domestically. and domestic agencies reported they didn't know what to do, according to the
states, about people within the united states, already present within the united states. >> that's correct. and those reports have been prevalent since the late 1990s, also reports in the late 90s, and i suspect there are reports of people today in the united states. were there actionable intelligence? and this is frustrating go intelligence. it's imprecise. nobody but anybody ever said that we have information that there is going to be hijackings of airplanes used to fly into buildings...
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or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war seeking to be wiped off and eradicated. the killing of women and children to be eradicated and we propose the path. we propose the way. the path is to recognize the right of the palestinians to self-governance, allow the people of palestine to make decisions regarding their own future. imagine one day in palestine there is no longer occupation. occupation no longer exists in palestine. >> do you believe -- >> translator: what else would remain? >> do you believe in a two-state solution? >> translator: about the decision of the people of palestine i cannot express an opinion. that is their prerogative. but the people of palestine must be allowed by everyone and helped by everyone to allow them, to give them the right to choose for themselves, to choose their own future. >> if they agreed, mr. president -- if the palestinians agree to deal with the israelis, which recognized a two-state solution,
or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war seeking to be wiped off and eradicated. the killing of women and children to be eradicated and we propose the path. we propose the way. the path is to recognize the right of the palestinians to self-governance, allow the people of palestine to make decisions regarding their own future. imagine one day in palestine there is no longer occupation. occupation...
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barack obama, president of the united states, is a millionaire, as he likes to remind us. yet, he still speaks to and for people that are hurting. so to the extent that ann romney was successful in talking to women about how they feel, which i thought she did well in doing, i think the coverage that she got from us was well deserved. >> and you have to keep in mind, this is somebody that the majority of the american people aren't necessarily tuned in to this election yet. certainly many aren't paying attention to the candidates -- and they're up against the most popular first lady in a very long time. >> let's talk about that as you as a woman and did other women you talked to whether they like the romney ticket or not feel a resonance with ann's snej>> the best line she gave is that it's not a storybook marriage, what i have a real marriage. i think that connected with me as a woman. she talked about some of the fights they have. what was also effective was that biographical video that they played thursday night, before clint eastwood came out. it was either before or aft
barack obama, president of the united states, is a millionaire, as he likes to remind us. yet, he still speaks to and for people that are hurting. so to the extent that ann romney was successful in talking to women about how they feel, which i thought she did well in doing, i think the coverage that she got from us was well deserved. >> and you have to keep in mind, this is somebody that the majority of the american people aren't necessarily tuned in to this election yet. certainly many...
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the united states has 11 aircraft carriers. the rest of the world has grand total of ten. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i'll see you next week. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >>> the media drumbeat is under way. do or die. can he score, land a big punch, knock out his big opponent in the first of the presidential debate this week? >> if the president does well in the debates, he'll probably win the election. >>> if mitt romney cannot successfully deal with his slander against 47% of the american people, his campaign will die on the spot on that debate stage. >> but are the pundits overdramatizing the impact of these televised events? what about paul ryan saying this morning the media are rooting for barack obama to win and was it more important for the president to do this -- >> you're very happy that you came on with us, mrs. obama, and brought your date. >> i brought him. he had a few minutes in his schedule. >> i told folks i'm just supposed to be eye candy for you guys. >> -- than to meet with world leaders at the u.n. how do comedian
the united states has 11 aircraft carriers. the rest of the world has grand total of ten. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i'll see you next week. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >>> the media drumbeat is under way. do or die. can he score, land a big punch, knock out his big opponent in the first of the presidential debate this week? >> if the president does well in the debates, he'll probably win the election. >>> if mitt romney...
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the president of the united states -- the president of the united states should be communicating is that he will take military action. >> no president ever says we're going to bomb you. george w. bush said all options on the table. >> ronald reagan made it pretty clear he was going to take action, he pointed missiles at the soviet union. >> was bush wrong when he didn't say we are going to bomb you, he said all options are on the table. >> this was a long time ago when bush was dealing with iran, they were five, six, seven, eight, nine years from being becoming nuclear. iran now could be months washg a year away, two years away. iran has three times increased the uranium and made it much more enriched than originally. that is a massive change in a very short period of time. and, of course, obama has a bad history of begging to negotiate. wrote a letter to the ayatollah six months to talk to him. >> what would mitt romney do better? he had the same red line as president obama? >> we don't know. we don't know what president obama's red line is, since he won't share it with us, won't share
the president of the united states -- the president of the united states should be communicating is that he will take military action. >> no president ever says we're going to bomb you. george w. bush said all options on the table. >> ronald reagan made it pretty clear he was going to take action, he pointed missiles at the soviet union. >> was bush wrong when he didn't say we are going to bomb you, he said all options are on the table. >> this was a long time ago when...
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the president of the united states should be communicating he will take military action. >> no person says we are going to bomb you. george w. bush said all options are on the table. >> reagan said he was going to take military action and pointed missiles and made it clear. >> so reagan said all options are on the table plenty of times. >> this was a long time ago when bush was dealing with iran. it was seven, eight, nine ten years away from becoming nuclear. it could be months a year two years away. under president obama iran has by three times increased the uranium and made it much more enriched than originally. that's a massive change in a short period of time. of course obama has a bad history of begging to negotiate. wrote a letter to the ie toll ya six months ago wanting to talk to him. >> george stephanopoulos said he had the same red line as president obama. >> we don't know what president obama's red line is since he won't share it with us. won't share it with prime minister netanyahu. he wants it to be as fuzzy as possible. if he wants to do that and communicate that private
the president of the united states should be communicating he will take military action. >> no person says we are going to bomb you. george w. bush said all options are on the table. >> reagan said he was going to take military action and pointed missiles and made it clear. >> so reagan said all options are on the table plenty of times. >> this was a long time ago when bush was dealing with iran. it was seven, eight, nine ten years away from becoming nuclear. it could be...
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i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for this which it stands one nation, under god, indivisiblindivisibl liberty and justice for all. when i make a promise, i intend to keep a promise and i've done that throughout my life. when i made that promise time and time again in my pledge of allegiance to the flag, i wrer th remember flag to this day. for me placing our heart over the heard reminds of the blood shed by our sons and daughters fighting for our liberty and sharing liberty with people around the world. the promises that were made in that pledge are promises i plan on keeping if i'm president and i've kept them so far in my life. that pledge says under god. i will not take god out of the name of our platform. i will not take god off our coins and i will not take god out of my heart. one nation, indivisible. i will not divide this nation. i will not apologize for america abroad and i will not apologize for americans here at home. with liberty. i will not to get that for to us have liberty here, for
i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for this which it stands one nation, under god, indivisiblindivisibl liberty and justice for all. when i make a promise, i intend to keep a promise and i've done that throughout my life. when i made that promise time and time again in my pledge of allegiance to the flag, i wrer th remember flag to this day. for me placing our heart over the heard reminds of the blood shed by our sons and daughters fighting for...
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many other people especially in the united states are saying no, thest a matter of free expression. the president of one of those groups was on cnn this morning. >> the only kind of hate speech that is illegal in the united states is when it incites imminent lawlessness and i think google is correct that the video in question did not meet that standard. >> google, which owns youtube, constantly having to make subjective decisions about what videos are okay. >> interesting. but this isn't over because the white house has been asked to weigh in on this as well. >> the extent was asking youtube to take another look at it and then they said no, we're not going to do it. what you do have all the time, this is what's so fascinating about the way technology is changing the world. there are so many difficult decisions youtube has to face. for example, they say they don't all allow gory vooid, violent video, then you get these videos out of syria that show gore and violence. what we found is a youtube official who gave a talk a few years ago who said there's something they take a look at. to
many other people especially in the united states are saying no, thest a matter of free expression. the president of one of those groups was on cnn this morning. >> the only kind of hate speech that is illegal in the united states is when it incites imminent lawlessness and i think google is correct that the video in question did not meet that standard. >> google, which owns youtube, constantly having to make subjective decisions about what videos are okay. >> interesting. but...
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>> as you mentioned he was a really controversial figure especially in the united states. he himself claimed to be the messiah who was finishing up the work that jesus christ left undone. so a lot of folks called him a cult leader. but he also did start something of a global movement. and i think whenever a charismatic leader founder someone like moon dies there is always the question of what happens to the movement. now one of his sons will be taking over the church. there is a question of if the movement has a future and how will it look going forward. >> let's talk about how religion might be playing a role in the conventions and presidential race now. how important is religion to voters in the selection of who should be in the white house? >> it's really important. it's a really good predictor, actually of how an american casts a ballot for a president. in recent elections it has been a better predictor how often you go to church than income level than whether you live in a rural area or a city or whether you are a man or woman. it is a really strong predictor of how s
>> as you mentioned he was a really controversial figure especially in the united states. he himself claimed to be the messiah who was finishing up the work that jesus christ left undone. so a lot of folks called him a cult leader. but he also did start something of a global movement. and i think whenever a charismatic leader founder someone like moon dies there is always the question of what happens to the movement. now one of his sons will be taking over the church. there is a question...
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. >> do you think that the united states is going to act? >> i think if the united states does act, it won't be about the ability to deter iran or not. i think it will be about the implications for other countries proliferating in the region. i think this president came to power talking about a global zero, wanting to actually get rid of nuclear weapons. if iran gets a nuclear weapon, saudi arabia is much more likely to get a nuclear weapon. and then you're looking at both egypt and turkey and the nuclearization of the entire region. so for this president, i think the decision to act would be more about the sense that if you get north korea getting a nuclear weapon and then iran getting a nuclear weapon, you're essentially throwing in the towel on proliferation, and it has to be stopped. i personally think this is a decision of enormous gravity. to bomb iran is to go to war with iran. the consequences are enormous. at the very least, i think this has to come out of the situation room and be the stuff of public debate as it is in israel. in i
. >> do you think that the united states is going to act? >> i think if the united states does act, it won't be about the ability to deter iran or not. i think it will be about the implications for other countries proliferating in the region. i think this president came to power talking about a global zero, wanting to actually get rid of nuclear weapons. if iran gets a nuclear weapon, saudi arabia is much more likely to get a nuclear weapon. and then you're looking at both egypt and...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben wedeman is back in cairo. it seems that this weekend there seems to be a cooling of heads to a certain degree in egypt. is that what you're seeing, ben? >> certainly among the leaders of the muslim brotherhood and in the administration of the egyptian president, there is an attempt to calm down the situation rhetorically. and certainly we've seen in messages conveyed by leaders of the muslim brotherhood and the egyptian president, they're trying to send a message of reassurance to washington. but at the same time they're kind of walking a tight rope between washington and the street he
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben...
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. >>> the united states and china appear to be an o collision course. china has promised to investigate today after protesters swarmed u.s. ambassador's car in beijing. he got stuck in a demonstration which was technically taking place over japan's control of islands in the south china sea. it was an image which got a lot of people's attention and caused anxiety given actions we've seen in the middle east. the move in china comes as leon panetta wrapped up a very important visit. a crucial visit. he met with the future chinese president and on the agenda, the american military build up in asia, which china sees as a direct threat. and in fact, the relationship between the u.s. and its allies has become one of the bigs issues of 2012. a big sign the president could be losing ground when it comes to foreign policy. we wanted to talk about this poll and stood out to me. take a look at this poll. it shows the president's approval rating on the issue of foreign policy has fallen 12 points among independents. "outfront" tonight, stephanie cutter. appreciate y
. >>> the united states and china appear to be an o collision course. china has promised to investigate today after protesters swarmed u.s. ambassador's car in beijing. he got stuck in a demonstration which was technically taking place over japan's control of islands in the south china sea. it was an image which got a lot of people's attention and caused anxiety given actions we've seen in the middle east. the move in china comes as leon panetta wrapped up a very important visit. a...
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that's how we've made our laws in the united states. we protect them -- we protect the intermediaries in order to encourage free speech and then we give them broad discretion to take it down. so certainly they could have made a decision that this video violated their own terms of service. they looked at the video and they made a decision that it did not violate their terms of service. >> but isn't it more than just a legal question. mine isn't there an ethicalopoly dpags in some ways to remove the video? >> well, there's an ethical question about what your terms of service are and whether you're enforcing it. our law sort of has two sides. we give them broad discretion and they exercise that discretion. at the time they were looking at the video, it certainly did not violate u.s. law or their own ethical standards. they left it up for the world. they took it down in indonesia and india under their guidelines because they got specific legal requests to do so. they did not get those requests in egypt. they did not get that request in liby
that's how we've made our laws in the united states. we protect them -- we protect the intermediaries in order to encourage free speech and then we give them broad discretion to take it down. so certainly they could have made a decision that this video violated their own terms of service. they looked at the video and they made a decision that it did not violate their terms of service. >> but isn't it more than just a legal question. mine isn't there an ethicalopoly dpags in some ways to...
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of the united states. i think president obama has done a much better job than people give him credit pore. >> the independent vote. it will be very pivotal in this election. what will the president need to say during this convention to kind of shore up that support? >> i've told the president several times whiff's had a chance to meet with him briefly over the last several years is -- you should take more credit for what you've done well. >> austin ligon won't be the only ceo speaking at the democratic national convention. jim senigal from costco is set to give a speech. the convention officially begins on tuesday. >>> "sweet home alabama" or "freed bird" and you know what clasic southern rock band i'm referring to. band members tell us how they got that name lynyrd skynyrd and it has something to do with this man right here. >>> if you have to go out today, can you continue watching cnn from your mobile phone. you can watch cnn live from your laptop. cnn.com/tv. mom: ready to go to work? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ e
of the united states. i think president obama has done a much better job than people give him credit pore. >> the independent vote. it will be very pivotal in this election. what will the president need to say during this convention to kind of shore up that support? >> i've told the president several times whiff's had a chance to meet with him briefly over the last several years is -- you should take more credit for what you've done well. >> austin ligon won't be the only ceo...
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first lady of the united states speaking in washington. continue watching live if you want to watch at cnn.com/live. >>> meantime, coming up tomorrow, don't method miss "global lessons. . putting america to work." it airs at 8, and 11 eastern and pacific. here is a sneak peek. >> the world's tallest building, over haffar a mile-high. man-made islands shaped like a palm tree, sprouting with luxury hotels there is even an indoor ski slope in this desert oasis, conveniently located in a shopping mall. dubai stops atting in to woo tourists. and when tourists come and spend their money, they're like walking job stimulus programs. >> they'll create about a million jobs by tend of this decade just from travel and tourism. >> reporter: fritz van passion is the ceo of starwood hotels and resorts they own the sheraton, westin and w brands. >> 20 or 30 years ago people didn't think of going there now if you're in europe, or especially if you're in russia, it's a place where people go. >> reporter: by 2020, hotel guests are predicted to triple. >> thi
first lady of the united states speaking in washington. continue watching live if you want to watch at cnn.com/live. >>> meantime, coming up tomorrow, don't method miss "global lessons. . putting america to work." it airs at 8, and 11 eastern and pacific. here is a sneak peek. >> the world's tallest building, over haffar a mile-high. man-made islands shaped like a palm tree, sprouting with luxury hotels there is even an indoor ski slope in this desert oasis,...
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you know, when saddam went into kuwait and the united states was able to round up all those friends, a lot of that had to do with the personal relationships that george bush senior had established over time, and people give you the benefit of the doubt when there's skepticism. look at the distrust that exists between netanyahu and president obama on that very issue alone. we could have a conflict with iran that sort of comes through just the two people not having a very good personal relationship and maybe misreading each other. i think these things are very, very important in international diplomacy, especially in the middle east. >> critics of governor romney say look, he's done his share of light interviews but it's a different, i mean, the standard for somebody campaigning who is not in public office and somebody who is president of the united states is very different. >> it's very different. look, you get the benefits. one thing that people forget is when you have a foreign crisis, when you have foreign issues, the president has an enormous benefit against his challenger because
you know, when saddam went into kuwait and the united states was able to round up all those friends, a lot of that had to do with the personal relationships that george bush senior had established over time, and people give you the benefit of the doubt when there's skepticism. look at the distrust that exists between netanyahu and president obama on that very issue alone. we could have a conflict with iran that sort of comes through just the two people not having a very good personal...
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states. that's what you need. that's why i'm running. >> reporter: cnn, atlanta. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. covering 2,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> president obama working hard to chip away at the unemployment rate as election day nears. we are now officially two months out today. bit of good news when it comes to the jobs front. labor department says 365,000 people filed for new unemployment benefits last week. that is down 12,000 from the w
states. that's what you need. that's why i'm running. >> reporter: cnn, atlanta. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. covering 2,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if...
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states. >> i agree with that. a lot of them have been self-inflicted wounds. we can't lose sight of the fact that he's running on his as well. thank you for coming by. enjoyed our discussion. >>> after the break i'll sit down with more discussion on bob woodward. he got more from the president and top aides, but -- >> one-word answer. if the white house would have asked for your approval, what would you have said? >> woodward's answer in a moment. syou know, i've helped a lot off people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy
states. >> i agree with that. a lot of them have been self-inflicted wounds. we can't lose sight of the fact that he's running on his as well. thank you for coming by. enjoyed our discussion. >>> after the break i'll sit down with more discussion on bob woodward. he got more from the president and top aides, but -- >> one-word answer. if the white house would have asked for your approval, what would you have said? >> woodward's answer in a moment. syou know, i've...
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. >> thalidomide was not approved for widespread use in the united states. >>> a new chapter in penn state's tarnished history ends in defeat today. the nittany lions lost the season opener to ohio university. it was the first game following the jerry sandusky child abuse scandal that rocked the team and the university. it was also the first home opener since 1949 without legendary coach joe paterno. paterno died two months after he was fired from the team. >>> isaac has had a lot to do with rising gas prices. right now the national average is at $3.83 for a gallon of regular unleaded. it's up eight cents over last week. some stations in the south have seen a 20-cent jump in the past week and a lot of it is because of the closure of oil rigs and refineries that were in the path of isaac. all right. he has won the third largest powerball in history. $337 million is written on that check right there. donald lawson quit his job working on the michigan railroads after learning he was the winner. but he says the win won't change him a whole lot. he'll keep on living the simple life. >>> a
. >> thalidomide was not approved for widespread use in the united states. >>> a new chapter in penn state's tarnished history ends in defeat today. the nittany lions lost the season opener to ohio university. it was the first game following the jerry sandusky child abuse scandal that rocked the team and the university. it was also the first home opener since 1949 without legendary coach joe paterno. paterno died two months after he was fired from the team. >>> isaac has...
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the labor force participation rate in the united states is at its lowest point since 1981. the economy added 96,000 jobs in august. we need more than twice that number for a meaningful recovery. it isn't what the administration wanted. we heard
the labor force participation rate in the united states is at its lowest point since 1981. the economy added 96,000 jobs in august. we need more than twice that number for a meaningful recovery. it isn't what the administration wanted. we heard
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if i'm president of the united states, my first foreign trip will be to israel to show the world we care about that country. >> reporter: he understood scored that during his july visit to jerusalem. >> the palestinians are going to say -- >> reporter: in a recently revealed tape from a closed fund-raiser back in may, romney said israel didn't have a strong palestinian partner. >> i but romney declared his support for a two-state solution in an interview i did with him. >> a decision where the borders would be as we move to a two-state solution, which i support. that's a decision on borders that will be worked out by the israelis and the palestinians. >> reporter: romney says obama has rebuffed israel's security concerns, however, the israeli defense minister, ehud barak told me in july the relationship with the united states is solid. >> i should tell you the administration under president obama is doing in regard to our security more than anything that i can remember in the past. >> reporter: wolf blitzer, cnn, washington. >> and we will be taking a closer look at other campaign issues
if i'm president of the united states, my first foreign trip will be to israel to show the world we care about that country. >> reporter: he understood scored that during his july visit to jerusalem. >> the palestinians are going to say -- >> reporter: in a recently revealed tape from a closed fund-raiser back in may, romney said israel didn't have a strong palestinian partner. >> i but romney declared his support for a two-state solution in an interview i did with him....
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states. >> mr. obama said he deserves four more years. that message was drilled home by president clinton who electrified the base with his memorable words. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, not me, not any ofpredecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage he found in just four years. no -- but he has he has laid the foundations for a new modern successful economy. of shared prosperity. if you will renew the president's contract, you will feel it. you will feel it. >> mitt romney and paul ryan are making their case. they're pressing the point hard. attacking mr. obama and his policies. >> we had an economic crisis in 2008. the problem i'm saying is president obama's so-called solutions didn't fix the problem, they've made it worse. so president for the last two years has not been offering solutions, he's been attacking the other party. for the first two years of his presidency, his entire party controlled all of government
states. >> mr. obama said he deserves four more years. that message was drilled home by president clinton who electrified the base with his memorable words. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, not me, not any ofpredecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage he found in just four years. no -- but he has he has laid the foundations for a new modern successful economy. of shared prosperity. if you will renew...
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we saw some pictures and rallies supporting the united states there. is it predominantly pro or anti-u.s. sentiment there? can you tell? >> reporter: we landed a few hours ago in the middle of the night. the libyans i was talking to on the flight over, ones i met since i have been on the ground, are all appalled at what happened. many of them are completely speechless and still in shock. many of them want to empathsize. it goes to show how sinister this country request potentially come. the government has to at this point in time figure out a way to get these weapons off the street and back into its own control. that is one of the biggest challenges moving forward. the government has had to implement a series of policies to bring these various militias, fighting brigades into the security forces, trying to persuade them to give up their weapons. all up until now, the result has failed. the result is a lot of these groups, some of them extremist entities have been able to operate with impunity and have no motivation, don't have the confidence and leader
we saw some pictures and rallies supporting the united states there. is it predominantly pro or anti-u.s. sentiment there? can you tell? >> reporter: we landed a few hours ago in the middle of the night. the libyans i was talking to on the flight over, ones i met since i have been on the ground, are all appalled at what happened. many of them are completely speechless and still in shock. many of them want to empathsize. it goes to show how sinister this country request potentially come....
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when you're the first lady of the united states, you have a bevy of dresses designed for you, and that is no different for ann romney, but that plays into the narrative, so that's why you see the focus on it. it's a down time in the economy, and it is an attempt, again, to suggest that the romneys are out of touch with middle class americans, which that will be up to the american people to decide, but i think that story plays into that narrative. >> i want to button this up with something else we see so prevalently in this day and age is digital media. the number of tweets that were rolling in per minute when it came to michelle obama. 28,000 tweets per minute while she was speaking. she's not even the candidate. look how it compared to the left. mitt romney's measurement was only 14,000 tweets per minute. but let's finish it this way by saying, as you said, she's not running. she may have an effect but she's not running. important to note that. >> and she's also the first lady of the united states, and she's been in a very prominent role for five years now, so let's -- you know, i thi
when you're the first lady of the united states, you have a bevy of dresses designed for you, and that is no different for ann romney, but that plays into the narrative, so that's why you see the focus on it. it's a down time in the economy, and it is an attempt, again, to suggest that the romneys are out of touch with middle class americans, which that will be up to the american people to decide, but i think that story plays into that narrative. >> i want to button this up with something...
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i'm in the united states which prides itself on freedom and the freedom of expression, but yet through the technology of televisi television, people around the world can see this including radical islamists who have attack and murdered people all in the nail of the prophet mohammed, and to be clear, the motive here is to educate and understand and not to incite or instigate. that said, one of the big sto stories this week was about this, it is the new iphone and on this thing, you can take pictures or shoot videos and then when you are done, there are buttons that allow you the tweet it, facebook it or send it to the youtube for the entire world to see. any one at anywhere at any second is capable of broadcasting something insulting, so my point is that you cannot stop the march of time. so as i watch the violence overseas, i wondered in what century are these protesters livi living? and then i read a william saltan article that is called "internet videos will insult your religion." "ignore them and get over it." welcome, william. it is not just a democracy or the u.s., but it is techn
i'm in the united states which prides itself on freedom and the freedom of expression, but yet through the technology of televisi television, people around the world can see this including radical islamists who have attack and murdered people all in the nail of the prophet mohammed, and to be clear, the motive here is to educate and understand and not to incite or instigate. that said, one of the big sto stories this week was about this, it is the new iphone and on this thing, you can take...
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we were shipped over to the united states and i lived with my biological father. >> what happened soon after that? >> my father was also abusive. it was limitnn't limited to my . he was very aggressive with his -- i don't want to say spankings because that would be understating what happened to us. he would beat us with branches and belts and his fists. so he was very, very aggressive with his discipline. >> how do you process this now? do you have any guilt in terms of your stepsister? and do you communicate with your other siblings about it? >> i have a lot of guilt. it's difficult for me to realize that i was only 5 years old at the time. i feel like i should have been able to do something. i do talk to my sister. it's a little bit difficult because she hasn't reached a point to where she's comfortable talking about it. i do feel guilt. >> and you're a mother. how does it -- of course it shapes who you are, the person that you are. how do you think it affects the type of mother you are and what you will not do? >> absolutely. it does shape who you are but it doesn't define you. as a
we were shipped over to the united states and i lived with my biological father. >> what happened soon after that? >> my father was also abusive. it was limitnn't limited to my . he was very aggressive with his -- i don't want to say spankings because that would be understating what happened to us. he would beat us with branches and belts and his fists. so he was very, very aggressive with his discipline. >> how do you process this now? do you have any guilt in terms of your...
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they are undermining israel security by suggesting that the united states and israel don't have anything other than a unique and close and special relationship. >> so you have said that the reporter, you accused the reporter of miset quoting you and you said it and said i categorially deny saying that. there it is. how do you respond? >> so don, if you look at what the examiner which say conservative blog site, it's not surprising that they would misquote me. i will reiterate that they did misquote me. they took only the first line of what i said and cut it off. you have not played the rest of what i said and what they did was reported that i said that republican policies were dangerous for israel. that is what ambassador oren commented on. i never said they were dangerous for israel. that's the opposite of what i always say. what i always said and what i said is important that we understand that israel should not be a political football. what the republicans are doing is they are subjecting that there is daylight between the parties on israel. i didn't say their policies were dangerous,
they are undermining israel security by suggesting that the united states and israel don't have anything other than a unique and close and special relationship. >> so you have said that the reporter, you accused the reporter of miset quoting you and you said it and said i categorially deny saying that. there it is. how do you respond? >> so don, if you look at what the examiner which say conservative blog site, it's not surprising that they would misquote me. i will reiterate that...
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in fact, the united states is the third largest producer of oil in the world today, and oil production has jumped 13% in the last three years alone, largely due to advances in technology. hydraulics fracking can now extract oil and gas trapped deep in shale rock and deepwater drilling in the gulf of mexico is bringing even more oil to the market. even with those advances, america, the world's biggest consumer of crude oil, still needs more than it produces. 29% of america's imported oil comes from right next door, much of it from the rich oil sands of canada. another 19% comes from mexico and venezuela. only 14% of america's imports actually come from saudi arabia. both president obama and mitt romney want to wean america off its dependency to foreign oil, and they agree that expanding domestic oil production is crucial, but there are key differences in their approaches. >> meeting the goal of cutting our old dependence depends largely on two things. first, finding and producing more oil at home, second, reducing our overall dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater
in fact, the united states is the third largest producer of oil in the world today, and oil production has jumped 13% in the last three years alone, largely due to advances in technology. hydraulics fracking can now extract oil and gas trapped deep in shale rock and deepwater drilling in the gulf of mexico is bringing even more oil to the market. even with those advances, america, the world's biggest consumer of crude oil, still needs more than it produces. 29% of america's imported oil comes...
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the united states is 13 at the moment. one is denmark, number two is canada. >> why are the daynes so healthy. >> because they have social security and not worried about health insurance. they are looked after and not greedy. they don't all want to become millionaires. >> here's what we found. this is very important. we classify people on a scale of one to 100. so if your score is over 70, you are thriving. if your score is 40 to 70 you are struggling and if it is less than 40 you are suffering. when a country starts to suffer, you are going to see revolution, social unrest, breakdown of leadership. we knew what was happening in libya. we knew what was going to happen in ton neez dwra. we knew what was going to happen in egypt and can predict what will happen in syria, just based on well being. it is the number one indicator. >> let's turn to your area here. there is a brilliant scene in a show that came out this year where jeff daniels who's the anchor man if you like goes on a rant at a college lecture about where americ
the united states is 13 at the moment. one is denmark, number two is canada. >> why are the daynes so healthy. >> because they have social security and not worried about health insurance. they are looked after and not greedy. they don't all want to become millionaires. >> here's what we found. this is very important. we classify people on a scale of one to 100. so if your score is over 70, you are thriving. if your score is 40 to 70 you are struggling and if it is less than 40...
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they were killed four days ago in an attack on the united states consulate in benghazi. arwa damon got inside that building. it's now burned out and has the most complete picture that she's about to bring us of the violence from that night and the warning that came days before. >> amid the ash, soot, and debr debris, remnants of a life that was. and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of blood stain the walls. what is now a blackened ruin was a pleasant compound in an upscale benghazi neighborhood. libyan officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants and quickly overwhelmed the libyan and american guards. the compound's first line of defense easily breached. according to one of the libyan guards that was stationed at the gate, armed with only a radio, the assault happened sim simultaneously from three different directions. he said he initially heard chanting growing increasingly louder and suddenly, the gun fire, the rocket propelled grenades and other heavy machine gun fire all began attac
they were killed four days ago in an attack on the united states consulate in benghazi. arwa damon got inside that building. it's now burned out and has the most complete picture that she's about to bring us of the violence from that night and the warning that came days before. >> amid the ash, soot, and debr debris, remnants of a life that was. and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of blood stain the walls. what is now a...